The U.S. Army Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PMACWA) is charged with disposing of chemical weapons as stored at two sites: Pueblo, Colorado, and Blue Grass, Kentucky. In accordance with congressional mandates, technologies other than incineration are to be used if they are as safe and as cost effective. The weapons are to be disposed of in compliance with the Chemi…
In this groundbreaking work, Richard L. Velkley examines the complex philosophical relationship between Martin Heidegger and Leo Strauss. Velkley argues that both thinkers provide searching analyses of the philosophical tradition’s origins in radical questioning. For Heidegger and Strauss, the recovery of the original premises of philosophy cannot be separated from rethinking the very possibi…
A revised and updated set of guidelines applicable to stainless steels, nickel alloys and titanium alloys covering: SSC/SCC test procedures, reference environments for SSC and SCC testing; guidance on autoclave testing of CRA's; procedures for testing CRA's exposed to sulphur and H2S.
Specifies general requirements for workmanship in soldered electronic assemblies on printed boards and on similar laminates attached to the surface(s) of organic substrates. Defines requirements and guidelines for good workmanship and practice in the preparation, soldering, inspection and testing of electronic and electrical assemblies. Enables achievement of high yields and high product qualit…
The "Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete" ("Code") covers the materials, design, and construction of structural concrete used in buildings and where applicable in nonbuilding structures. The Code also covers the strength evaluation of existing concrete structures.
Final report of the committee on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for the disposal and repository of radioactive transuranic waste. Reports the outcome of a study done by the committee to improve understanding of long-term performance of the repository and identify technical options for its improved efficiency. Softcover.